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George Lech Training Manager - Water

Life Saving Victoria 6th Annual Pool Safety Summit 15 October 2017

Company & Training Timeline

ICI commences manufacture 1936

1950’s ICI provide training to customer base

2000 Orica Chemicals provide accredited training

with TAFE NSW

ICI becomes Orica LTD in 1995

2015 Orica sells its Chemicals Division

to Blackstone. Ixom is formed

2016 - Ixom Operations Pty Ltd

becomes an RTO 41586

1999 Orica Mining becomes an

RTO 7113 to deliver training into the mining sector

Orica Chemicals deliver accredited

training under Orica Mining’s RTO 7113

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Sponsorships

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Watch Around Water

Victoria WA

WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH

From left to right: Dean Draper, Ilona Misa, Stephen Rasdell and Andy Dennis and Sheila Langley from Life Saving Victoria.

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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH

“The Ixom sponsorship will help us

further promote the Watch Around

Water Program in WA .” Tony Head- Executive Officer LIWA Aquatics – Fremantle Aug 2017

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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH

“This program is just so important as drowning is the

leading cause of unintentional death in children

under five years of age and almost half of all injuries

recorded at public swimming pools involve children.”

Dean Draper – Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH

“Through our Ixom EDGE Community Grants

program, we are making a positive difference in

communities.

An example is The Remote Aboriginal Swimming

Pools Project (RASPP) ”.

Ilona Misa - Executive General Manager of HR & Corporate Affairs

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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH

“While Ixom products keep the water safe for

swimmers, the Watch Around Water program

keeps them safe while they swim.” Stephen Rasdell - General Manager Manufactured Chemicals & Water

What Ixom manufacture?

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Chlorine gas Sodium hypochlorite Hydrochloric acid Liquid caustic soda Calcium hypochlorite Sulphuric acid Pool treatment chemicals Water treatment chemicals

Training

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Accredited: NWP277A Work safely with liquefied chlorine gas CPP41312 Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Operations Non-accredited: Chlorine Awareness Chemical Awareness Sodium Hypochlorite Awareness Chemical Spill Kit Training NWP: Water industry units of competency NWPNET025 - Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assets

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Location of Incidents

Swimming Pools 0.5% of chlorine gas supplied 12 % of all incidents

Incident – “Trained Staff”

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Key points: Cylinder returned to Ixom in damaged condition Valve spindle was shut Outlet cup nut missing

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Swimming Pool Example 1

Fill Point too high

Safety Shower / eye wash too close

Not conforming to AS3780

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Delivery Access

Spill control

Signage / EIP’s

Storage Tank

Safety Shower

Filling Point

Swimming Pool Example 2

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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3860048/Spill-Kansas-chemical-plant-causes-smoke-evacuations.html#ixzz4OntSYT6E

ACID & SODIUM HYPOCHLORIDE

Sulphuric acid and sodium hypochlorite mixed together

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ACID & SODIUM HYPOCHLORIDE

At least 52 people were taken to hospital

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CALCIUM HYPOCHLORIDE

Severe chemical burns Eye / vision damage Lung function reduced

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CALCIUM HYPOCHLORIDE

Queensland “Work Colleague Experience”

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WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Identify / Acknowledge issue or problem Training / Awareness Audits Compliance Working together

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TRAINING

“the act of teaching a particular skill or type of behaviour”

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